“For a lot of our members, I think that content can play the role of helping express yourself,” explained Eric Setton, co-founder and CTO of Tango. “But I think with music, it takes it to a whole other level. It’s the next leap forward for us”

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The new feature will allow Tango users to access Spotify’s 20-million strong library, including Spotify exclusives and in-house sessions. The clips appear roughly the same size as an average sticker, but when clicked open a larger, card-like graphic that shows off a graphic related to the song’s album or single. The feature will roll out to Tango’s user base, which now sits at nearly 100 million monthly active members, across all of its platforms, according to Eric Setton.

It’s clear that Setton and the rest of the company are focused on differentiation in an environment where every communications app is converging on the same handful of features. Setton said that music is a logical step for Tango: He hopes that both serious music buffs and casual listeners utilize the feature as another way of expressing themselves beyond the app’s ample emoticons, stickers and video capabilities.

“At the end of the day, people are after that emotional connection, but they don’t necessarily know how to do it by themselves,” Setton explains. “Hopefully this will help them make that connection.”

But adopting music is just another sign that Tango (and apps that compete with it) is looking to bring other mobile features right within the app. With video, gaming and now music all in one place, Setton admitted that the goal is to keep its users focused on Tango.

“It is important to differentiate, and that’s one of our focuses: how do we bring a unique experience that has appeal,” Setton said. “We don’t want our users to ever want to leave.”